Iraq

From December 15-18 in Dubai, UAE, CLDP conducted an Arbitration Clause Drafting workshop for legal and contracting directorates in Iraq’s Ministries of Transportation, Justice, Housing and Construction, and Municipalities.

In support of the Department of State’s initiative to promote participation from the Middle East and North Africa at the fifth annual Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES), CLDP, in cooperation with the US Mission in Iraq, sponsored an Iraqi delegation to attend the GES from November 19-21, 2014 in Marrakesh, Morocco.

From November 16-20, CLDP, in cooperation with the Foreign Commercial Service and Iraq's National Investment Commission, hosted a franchise workshop for 20 Iraqi investors on "Negotiating Franchise Agreements" in Abu Dhabi, UAE.

CLDP, under the auspices of the Judicial Council of Jordan, and in collaboration with the LEAD Advisory Group, the Bahrain Chamber for Dispute Resolution (BCDR), the University of Jordan, and the Center for International Legal Education (CILE) at the University of Pittsburg, kicked-off the 5th Annual Middle East Willem C Vis Pre-Moot Program on October 14-18 in Amman, Jordan.

CLDP facilitated the attendance by Iraq and Afghan government and non0-government stakeholders to the four officials from the Afghan Telecommunications Regulatory Authority at the 9th annual U.N. Internet Governance Forum, in Istanbul Turkey, from September 1 – September 5, at which otherwise there would have been no attendees from Afghanistan. This annual event provides an interactive, collaborative space for stakeholders from government, civil society, and private industry exchange ideas on Internet governance issues, Internet access and openness, privacy and cybersecurity. This year there were over 2,400 onsite participants from around the world attending concurrent sessions.

CLDP hosted a senior delegation from Iraq’s Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST) for meetings and workshops in Washington DC designed to help Iraq improve its technology transfer and valuation capabilities.

On August 11-13, CLDP conducted an intensive workshop for Iraqi judges on the role of courts in adjudicating disputes involving letters of credit. The workshop was attended by 11 senior Iraqi judges from across the country and was led by the Honorable Jed S. Rakoff of the Southern District of New York.

To support the development of US franchise opportunities in Iraq, the US Department of Commerce (FCS and CLDP), in cooperation with the Iraqi National Investment Commission (NIC), the US Embassy in Iraq, and the US Consulate in Erbil, organized a Franchising Program for Iraq’s private sector from June 16 – 21, 2014.